YOUR LEVY AT WORK INDUSTRY WIDE ISSUES FOR INDUSTRY GOOD
Natural resources and environment By Michelle Sands : HortNZ environment manager
Horticulture New Zealand Board Future Director Horticulture New Zealand is seeking a Future Director to serve and gain experience on its board. The yearlong appointment commencing in January 2022 would allow the successful appointee to gain experience in governance, leadership and strategy. This position will suit an applicant who has active involvement in a horticultural enterprise giving an understanding of the issues and challenges that horticulture and growers face. This is a great development opportunity for a future leader with a genuine interest in governance. The Future Director will have the opportunity to be mentored by an industry leader and receive governance training. In making the selection, HortNZ’s diversity policy will be taken into account. The job description can be found at hortnz.co.nz/aboutus/work-for-us. If you are interested in this role, please send your CV and a cover letter to Kerry Norman at kerry.norman@hortnz.co.nz. Applications will close at 5pm, Thursday 4 November 2021, with the successful candidate undergoing induction in January 2022 and attending their first board meeting around February 2022.
Otago Regional Policy Statement The Proposed Otago Regional Policy Statement 2021 sets the direction for future management of Otago’s natural and physical resources. The proposed Regional Policy Statement provides high-level guidance by way of policies and objectives and establishes the framework for Otago’s regional and district plans in which resource management policies, objectives and rules will sit. HortNZ has worked with growers to develop a submission on behalf of all Otago growers. Key issues raised in the HortNZ submission included: • People are part of the natural environment. Natural environmental limits should account for the essential human health needs of people. The social, economic and cultural well-being of all people must be provided for within natural environmental limits. • Food security is a nationally important issue which needs to be addressed at a strategic level, it is integral to human health. • Diversification of horticulture presents an opportunity to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. • Highly productive land (HPL) should be recognised to promote its use (for primary production), as well as to protect it from inappropriate subdivision. • Growing fruits and vegetables in all regions of New Zealand, including Otago, is reliant on reliable supplies of fresh water.
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The ORCHARDIST : OCTOBER 2021
